Pilot of small transport strikes taxi light leaving runway for ramp. Propeller damage.

Attributes
ACN	330386
Time
Date	199603
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	330386
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I taxied into a taxiway light lens at the albuquerque international airport resulting in very minor damage to 2 blades of the right engine propeller. This collision event may have occurred either before takeoff for a local night currency flight or following the last landing while I was taxiing into the ramp at FBO. Either way the event was inadvertent and damage was not evident before takeoff. I did not hear nor feel a collision before takeoff and the run-up and all subsequent takeoffs were normal. While taxiing in following the last landing I felt a bump under the nosewheel followed by an immediate sound from a propeller (could not tell which). The sound was like a quiet paper shredder and the engine RPM was about 1000 or so. There was no sudden stoppage or loss of RPM. The next day the line crew found 1/2 of a taxiway light lens but I could not find a taxiway light without a lens. The object may have been loose on the ramp due to high winds (50 mph plus) earlier in the week. There were no injuries and the cost of repair was less than $250.00.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT STRIKES TAXI LIGHT LEAVING RWY FOR RAMP. PROP DAMAGE.

Narrative: I TAXIED INTO A TXWY LIGHT LENS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTL ARPT RESULTING IN VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO 2 BLADES OF THE R ENG PROP. THIS COLLISION EVENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED EITHER BEFORE TKOF FOR A LCL NIGHT CURRENCY FLT OR FOLLOWING THE LAST LNDG WHILE I WAS TAXIING INTO THE RAMP AT FBO. EITHER WAY THE EVENT WAS INADVERTENT AND DAMAGE WAS NOT EVIDENT BEFORE TKOF. I DID NOT HEAR NOR FEEL A COLLISION BEFORE TKOF AND THE RUN-UP AND ALL SUBSEQUENT TKOFS WERE NORMAL. WHILE TAXIING IN FOLLOWING THE LAST LNDG I FELT A BUMP UNDER THE NOSEWHEEL FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE SOUND FROM A PROP (COULD NOT TELL WHICH). THE SOUND WAS LIKE A QUIET PAPER SHREDDER AND THE ENG RPM WAS ABOUT 1000 OR SO. THERE WAS NO SUDDEN STOPPAGE OR LOSS OF RPM. THE NEXT DAY THE LINE CREW FOUND 1/2 OF A TXWY LIGHT LENS BUT I COULD NOT FIND A TXWY LIGHT WITHOUT A LENS. THE OBJECT MAY HAVE BEEN LOOSE ON THE RAMP DUE TO HIGH WINDS (50 MPH PLUS) EARLIER IN THE WK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE COST OF REPAIR WAS LESS THAN $250.00.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.